This lesson is Day 10 in a series of 12 lessons around fraction equivalences and comparisons.

This video lesson serves as a review of equpartitioning in order to determine the fractional part of an area or length. This is a necessary foundational skill for comparing and finding equivalent fractions.

This lesson is Day 3 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

This video lesson explores the use of appropriate units for measuring length. Additionally, students will be asked to solve single-step problems involving lengths of distances. No materials are needed for this lesson.

This lesson is Day 5 in a series of 5 lessons around U.S customary measurement.

In this video lesson, students learn the difference between weight and capacity as they observe a cookie recipe being made. No materials are needed for this lesson.

This lesson is Day 6 in a series of 12 lessons around fraction equivalences and comparisons.

This video lesson teaches students how to create bar models to compare lengths/distances. Students will need a piece of paper, ruler, scissors, and a pencil. These bar models will also be used for Day 7's lesson.

This video lesson introduces the idea that when comparing two fractions, they must refer to the same size whole. Then, students use fraction strips to compare fractions. Students may use virtual fraction strips from Toy Theater (https://toytheater.com/fraction-strips/)

This super-helpful chart outlines the mental math strategies students should be exposed to through Number Talks in grades K-5.  Each strategy is linked to a video of a teacher introducing/explaining how to use that stratgy.  This chart is the perfect companion for teachers implementing Number Talks in their classrooms!

This video demonstrates the functions of the TI-15 calculator. It may be used as a professional development for teachers, or for training students. It is not recommended that the video is shown to students in its entirety. If you scroll down to the comments section under the video, time markers for each function are provided. Click on the time markers to go directly to that specific function.

In this unit, 3rd graders practice making sense of one and two step number stories involving all four operations.  Practice may include diagrams, arrays, pictures, words, and number models.  Students will create, share, compare, and interpret representations, students will improve their problem-solving strategies, and students will firmly grasp that problems can be solved in more than one way.

SPECIFIC TO MY 3RD GRADE CLASSROOM:  There will be a strong focus on representing multiplication and division in this unit.